The first guest stars for the new season of BBC Two’s Inside No. 9 have been revealed. Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s dark anthology comedy series will return later this year with six new episodes. Each film will again be set in a different location with all-new characters. Being Human actor Jason Watkins has confirmed … >
The third season of Black Mirror has started filming. Netflix announced the commission of 12 brand new episodes of Charlie Brooker’s anthology series last September. Brooker is conceiving the new stories from the show’s UK production base. British star Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Doctor Who) and Canada’s Mackenzie Davis (The Martian) will lead the cast of the … >
The cast has been announced for BBC One’s SS-GB, based on the novel by Len Deighton. Set in Nazi-occupied London, the five-part drama is based on the premise that the Germans won the Battle of Britain. SS-GB is adapted by writers Robert Wade and Neal Purvis, who have co-written scripts for six James Bond films (The … >
The third season of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s Inside No. 9 has begun filming. BBC Two’s dark anthology comedy series will return later this year with six new episodes. Each film will again be set in a different location with all-new characters. Reece Shearsmith tweeted last night: “We wrapped another Inside No. 9 tonight. … >
Following last year’s first ever official Sherlock convention, a new 3-day event has been announced today. Organised by Massive Events in association with Hartswood Films and Showmasters Ltd, Sherlocked will feature an array of Sherlock themed activities, star guests from cast & crew, talks, photoshoots, autograph opportunities and more. Sherlocked will take place in both … >
US drama Scorpion will return to UK screens later this month for the rest of its second season. Inspired by a true story, the high-octane drama follows eccentric genius Walter O’Brien (Elyes Gabel) and his team of brilliant misfits who are the last line of defence against complex, high-tech threats of the modern age. Scorpion … >
Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat may have just further hinted that the Doctor really is half-human. 1996’s ‘TV Movie’ saw Paul McGannn’s Eighth Doctor announce that he was “half-human, on my mother’s side.” The idea was then largely ignored for nearly 20 years until last year’s season finale ‘Hell Bent’. The Gallifreyan legend of ‘The … >
Loaded is a new comedy-drama for Channel 4 about four life-long friends who become multi-millionaires overnight. The eight-part series is created by Jon Brown (Fresh Meat, Peep Show, Misfits) and is described as “a comedy-drama about friendship, ambition, gluttony, the peculiarly British distaste for other people’s success, and what happens when you’ve got £11.5m in … >
E4 has announced the commission of Kiss Me First, an “innovative and emotional thriller” written by Skins creator Bryan Elsley. An adaptation of Lottie Moggach’s best-selling young adult novel of the same name, the six 60-minute episodes will premiere on E4 in the UK and on Netflix in the rest of the world. The official … >
The recent Sherlock special has enjoyed multi-million dollar box office success in Asian cinemas. ‘The Abominable Bride’ aired on New Year’s Day in the UK, where it attracted 11.6 million viewers to BBC One. > Buy ‘The Abominable Bride’ on DVD on Amazon. The one-off 90-minute Victorian episode was released in more than 6,000 screens … >